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Laura Trott vs Sir Edward Leigh

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of Laura Trott
Laura Trott
Con Sevenoaks
vs
Photograph of Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Edward Leigh
Con Gainsborough

Voting alignment

Laura Trott and Sir Edward Leigh voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 1,015 shared comparable votes.

999 same votes 16 different votes 1,015 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
47 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
47 Aye 89 No
24 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No
26 Aye 22 No
Brexit / EU 100% aligned 48 shared votes
26 Aye 22 No
24 Aye 24 No
Defence 100% aligned 48 shared votes
24 Aye 24 No
31 Aye 15 No
Transport 100% aligned 46 shared votes
31 Aye 15 No
Most different by topic
15 Aye 13 No
NHS / Health 93% aligned 28 shared votes
13 Aye 15 No
68 Aye 46 No
Crime / Justice 96% aligned 114 shared votes
68 Aye 46 No
75 Aye 24 No
Migration 98% aligned 99 shared votes
77 Aye 22 No
47 Aye 89 No
Tax 100% aligned 136 shared votes
47 Aye 89 No
24 Aye 27 No
Foreign Affairs 100% aligned 51 shared votes
24 Aye 27 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

74.3%
2% above average
Rank 324 of 650
Participation
75.0%
3% above average
Rank 311 of 650
1,263
1,699 eligible divisions
Total votes
1,812
2,417 eligible divisions
652
51.6% of votes cast
Aye votes
854
47.1% of votes cast
611
48.4% of votes cast
No votes
958
52.9% of votes cast
6
0.5% of votes cast
Against party
22
1.2% of votes cast
6 years, 10 months
Since 12 Dec 2019
Commons service
43 years, 5 months
Since 9 Jun 1983

Debates

34
-60.5 vs Commons average
Rank 562 of 650
Appearances
192
+97.5 vs Commons average
Rank 43 of 650
54
-110.6 vs Commons average
Rank 522 of 650
Contributions
216
+51.4 vs Commons average
Rank 147 of 650

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£1,164,100
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£2,223,219
all imported IPSA years
£284,794
26% above average
Latest expenses
£216,835
4% below average
13
5 registered categories
Registered interests
3
3 registered categories
2
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
3
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Brexit / EU
64 of 64 votes
#1
Brexit / EU
188 of 212 votes
Foreign Affairs
59 of 63 votes
#2
Foreign Affairs
71 of 82 votes
Digital / Online Safety
39 of 44 votes
#3
Energy
56 of 70 votes
Defence
57 of 70 votes
#4
Tax
263 of 331 votes
Crime / Justice
143 of 178 votes
#5
Migration
135 of 171 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Third Reading 20 Jun 2025
No
No rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
Aye
Aye rebel
Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 17 Jun 2025
Crime / Justice
No
Aye rebel
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading 29 Nov 2024
No
Aye
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: Second Reading 16 Apr 2024
NHS / Health
No rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 23 17 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill Committee: Amendment 19 16 Jan 2024
Migration
Aye rebel
No
Public Order Bill: Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 7 Mar 2023
Crime / Justice
Aye rebel
Aye
Public Order Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 18 Oct 2022
Crime / Justice
No rebel
Aye rebel
Health and Care Bill: Government Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 92 30 Mar 2022
NHS / Health
No
Where they voted the same
No
Railways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion) 4 Nov 2026
Transport
No
Aye
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8 4 Nov 2026
Aye
No
Budget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief) 3 Nov 2026
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No.7: Increase in rate of banking surcharge for temporary period 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 3: Income tax (default, property and savings rates) 3 Nov 2026
Tax
No
No
Draft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 21 Oct 2026
Transport
No
No
Draft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process 21 Oct 2026
No
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